Author: Bert Rankin

As we enter the final weeks before the April 15th tax filing deadline, we are once again seeing an increase in phishing scams aimed at stealing tax refunds.
This year, cybercriminals are focusing a lot of effort on HR and financial teams. Sophisticated crime rings are...

When your company is under cyber attack — knowing your assailant’s next move can protect you from the next data breach.
Wikipedia defines a cyber attack as " . . . any type of offensive maneuver employed by nation-states, individuals, groups, or organizations that targets computer information...

Phishing is still here, still bad, very lucrative for cybercriminals, and not going away anytime soon.
I first heard about phishing in 2004. I was astonished to learn the annual average of phishing emails reached 0.1 percent, or 1 in 943 emails, resulting in the infection...

Businesses face a constantly increasing number of email-based attacks, and secure email gateways (SEG) are not always able to detect them. Augmenting your SEG with advanced malware protection is critical.
Cybercriminals continue to use email as a primary attack vector. The sophistication of these attacks is...

As the instigators of many cybersecurity attacks, it’s critical to discover and defeat Droppers.
There’s been a lot of excitement lately about malware droppers. So just what are they, and why do we care?
A dropper is malicious software whose main purpose is to install other...

There’s been a lot of freighting ransomware reports and statistics lately. But there is good news. At this year’s RSA security conference, Dr. Engin Kirda, Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Lastline, discussed the Achilles heel of ransomware, and how this dangerous malware can be detected...

Lastline's new release of our flagship product, Lastline Enterprise adds a number of capabilities, including early warning of unusual or suspicious network activity, detection of browser-based attacks, and accelerated incident investigation.
Lastline's New 2017 Release
It’s always an exciting event when we announce a new version of...

Five major roadblocks stop most organizations from adequate defense against cyber-crime
The numerous data breach headlines continually remind us of an ugly truth. Far too many organizations are unprepared for today’s sophisticated and constant barrage of cyber-attacks.
By why is this? Why are so many corporations ill...

The 2016 numbers are in, and it’s not a pretty picture regarding data breaches.
Not surprisingly, 2016 turned out to be a very turbulent year for malware and data breach activity. From the early W2 phishing attacks to Yahoo’s late in the year disclosure of perhaps...